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That's exactly what it was...lack of currency (for something) on their part. Our LAMPS Skippers/XOs did a lot of office time ashore and didn't deploy...we deployed with DET OICs who were either LCDRs or senior LTs.

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Nah. They could try, hypothetically. The idea that some general is going to tell me to do something I know shouldn't be done (because 3710) is ludicrous. If a general tries to tell me to do something unsafe or stupid, I'm not going to quote an instruction and hope to survive unscathed, I'm going to tell him to sit down and shut up. Like I said, it's not an option available to them.

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Nah. They could try, hypothetically. The idea that some general is going to tell me to do something I know shouldn't be done (because 3710) is ludicrous. If a general tries to tell me to do something unsafe or stupid, I'm not going to quote an instruction and hope to survive unscathed, I'm going to tell him to sit down and shut up. Like I said, it's not an option available to them.

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Who knew that this would devolve into GIB bashing/rotary right seat bashing, with what I think I can state with an amount of certainty, was an OP question that was mentally challenged. The best answer would have been........we wrestle for it.

"Yeah, we are going to need to see that one again"

Who knew that this would devolve into GIB bashing/rotary right seat bashing, with what I think I can state with an amount of certainty, was an OP question that was mentally challenged. The best answer would have been........we wrestle for it.

My guess is it is a manufacturer's thing. Correct me if I am wrong but the Sikorsky's and Boeing's above 12,500 lbs are designed for 2 pilots. The Bells, all originally designed for less than 12,500 (but growth has pushed some of them above 12,500) still retain the single pilot designation - but for IFR require 2 pilots due to stabilization concerns. Again, that is a guess.

As for flight students, I think that OPNAV states you can't sign for a helicopter until you have 500 hours flight time - putting 2 students in the helo might be a workaround. Again, paging Jim123 for an answer....